For most of the past decade, “work-life balance” in Japan was a joke—a gyaru pun on karoshi (death by overwork). But for Tiger Moms, balance isn't the goal. Control is.
Moving past the "roommate phase" that many busy couples fall into. The May 2024 Perspective TigerMoms.24.05.08.Tokyo.Lynn.Work-Life-Sex.Bal...
She wrote: “I told my boss I needed balance. He laughed. ‘Lynn, you are the balance. You hold six families from collapse. If you lean left, a child fails. If you lean right, a marriage ends. You don’t get to lean for yourself.’” For most of the past decade, “work-life balance”
You don’t need a weekend getaway to reconnect. Lynn suggested 5-minute "check-ins" that have nothing to do with kids or work. For most of the past decade